County baseball and softball teams off to good start in region play
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RHS junior Wyatt Cochran is shown tagging out a Lumberton baserunner after receiving a throw from third baseman Elisha Byrd in the Rebels’ Tuesday night win to open region play.
Photo courtesy of Johnnie Odom
From Staff Reports
The Richton Rebels and Perry Central Bulldogs enjoyed a lot of success earlier this week as three of the county’s four teams got their region schedules underway with wins.
In Richton, the baseball Rebels bounced back from a non-region loss to Enterprise on Saturday with a 6-2 win over Lumberton to start Region 8-1A play on a positive note. Despite being outhit overall by the Panthers, the Rebels scored three runs in the second, another in the third and two more in the fourth to earn the victory.
Wyatt Cochran, Brock Pearson and Colt Daughdrill each had RBIs in the win.
Slade Overstreet went the distance for Richton and overcame four defensive errors to earn the win. Overstreet scattered eight hits and allowed no earned runs. He struck out six and walked four in the 7-inning outing.
The Rebels will look to improve to 2-0 in region play when they travel to Lumberton on Friday for game two of the home-and-away series.
The Lady Rebels are in the midst of a lull in their schedule. They defeated Forrest Co. AHS 11-9 last week and are hoping to get another non-region game in against Bay Springs this week – weather permitting. They will be on Spring Break next week and will look to start region play at home against Resurrection on March 24.
Perry Central baseball coach Jason Oxenrider is shown talking to players during a visit to the mound during Friday’s 13-3 win over Mt. Olive. The Bulldogs followed that win with a double header sweep of Collins on Tuesday, giving them a 2-0 start in region play.
Photo by NICHOLE McLAIN PHOTOGRAPHY – Special to The Dispatch
PCHS off to hot start
Over in New Augusta, the baseball Dawgs swept a double header from Collins on Tuesday to begin region play at 2-0. They fell behind 0-1 in the first inning of game one with the Tigers, but scored four runs in the second and four more in the third on their way to a 10-5 win.
Hayden Carr led the way for PCHS at the plate. Carr finished with four hits, including a home run and a double, and tallied two RBIs. Cayson Backstrom and Weston Oxenrider also had two RBIs apiece.
Oxenrider also earned the win on the mound for the Bulldogs. He allowed just one hit and struck out eight in six innings of work.
The Dawgs jumped out to a 4-1 lead in game two and closed out the 17-1 win with eight more in the fourth. Carr had four RBIs to lead the way for PCHS. He joined Brandon Sumrall, Kameron Moody and Dailyn Carter with two hits each. Moody and Backstrom homered in the win.
Carr also earned the win on the mound. He allowed two hits and struck out three in just three innings of work.
The Bulldogs return to action on Saturday with a non-region matchup with Raleigh. They get back into the region slate on March 31 when they are set to host Sacred Heart.
As for the Perry Central ladies, the Lady Bulldogs rolled past Collins 18-2 on Monday in just three innings. PCHS jumped out to a 6-run lead after the first inning and piled on 12 more in the second to start region play off with a win.
Kaistyn Hinton was 3-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored. Hinton joined Sarah Parker, Autumn Johnston and Kylah Steele with two RBIs each. Peyton Merrill led the way with three RBIs. She and Johnston each homered in the win.
